Embryo Law in United Kingdom

Well, this is a difficult issue.  On one hand it pushes technology further and could lengthen human life.  On the other hand, would a person be willing to take anothers life so they could live?  Or would you use animal genes to further your offsprings capability to adapt?

I wrote a book that I self published, it is called Irene's Baby that attacks these complicated issues.  My book is about the exploitation of stem cell research.  It has a mother who wants to save a loved one, who has to make a difficult choice.

The law that is under fire in the United Kingdom is making hybrid humans.  Merging human and animal.  This is a kind of Island of Dr. Moreau situation, is it right, I don't know but the book brought up issues that need to be addressed.

Is it right?  I don't know but you could buy my book, Irene's Baby, by clicking the link that says, Here is where you find stuff I published. You will read about how a teen looses her right to choose, Would you take Irene's Baby?

One oil Baron talks to Another

Please, Vice president Dick Cheney has insulted a lot of peoples intelligence.  He is in Saudi Arabia to get the Saudi's to increase oil production.  Who is he trying to fool?

Dick Cheney has his blind trust and he is making money with these high oil prices.  My god! I think this man has huge goals that don't include helping anybody but himself.  He has run this country into the ground!  I know he is not the president.  But it seems to me that he never had the American Public in mind. 

My husband has a notion that I want to relay.  Maybe the powers that have power wanted the US to be humbled.  That they before gaining power hated this country.  I know that might seem a bit out there but look at where we were and where the US is right now.  

Dick Cheney has, in the past, admitted that he preferred running a company.  That he was the final word when making important decisions.  Those ideas don't ring like a man who likes Democracy.  So, he is there to help the public get cheaper oil?  Well, we will wait and see what really happens. 

Ebay Art Scam

Okay, this one is personal since I sell art on e-bay that I create.  (My store is blackmaycat.  Currently none for sale right now.)  I create original pieces that I think are unique.  The individuals that were charged were producing counterfeite prints of master artists.

They should rot in jail.  Yes, you can make money off of other people's genius and that is theft, if you decide to make money that way then you get what you deserve, a long jail term and fines.  Seven people are charged with the crime.  And to those souls who bought these fakes, well you get what you pay for, how about supporting modern starving artists.  

My auction of my original pastel art and pencil drawings start at 99 cents with reasonable shipping snail mail of $2.00.  They are Amanda Baker originals.  More work will be posted Saturday with the auctions that failed to sell so far. I only sell originals.  

A Man on Trial

In China a trial started today of a man who published human rights problems. Hu Jia, a man of his time,  is accused of crimes of telling the press the truth on how China deals with issues, such as the environment, Aids and human rights.

This man is facing five years in prison for speaking his opinion against the government.   In the country of China, the government controls what is told about it.  Hu Jia was a teen when the Chinese government killed protesters in Tiananmen Square.  He is now one of those protesters.  If China had learned and gave more freedoms, then this man would not be on trail.  "His arrest is political" said Sophie Richardson, I agree with that statement, I  read it on the BBC.

A country can not silence people who want to speak out.  Their opinions are valid.  Even if the governing body thinks the opinion is wrong.  I admire Hu Jia, for his courage. 

On a side note, Kosovo has been recognized by its neighbors as a country.

On my Mind, the Cross

In this holiday season, we celebrate a man getting tortured to death.  He rises again to forgive the world of their sins.  

I have an issue and I know it will alienate some of my readers.  In this season, we celebrate the torture of a fellow man. Sure he is a demi-god since he is the son of god.  So I guess we celebrate the torture of a demi-god not man.  

The cross hangs proudly in our Church's as a symbol of the Resurrection.  A symbol of the sacrifice one man, who was a Jew, did for all of us. Does that make Christian's  love torture, since the cross is a torture device? We worship a torture device.  

Yes, some hang fish on their cars because the original Christian's had fish as a symbol.  But Jesus said he was a Shepherd not a fisherman.  So shouldn't we worship a Shepherd's hook?

I think we need to retire the symbol of the cross as being a part of what Christian's are.  If you wear a cross or hang it in your home, then you are a proponent for torture.  I, for one am not as proponent of torture, but it took a few years for me to realize that is what the cross is, a torture device used by the Romans to inflict fear on the populous.

I don't worship the fear, I worship the hope that one man would give his life for all of us, that a jew would do that for all of us.  There are not many people today who would do the same.  

That Jew taught tolerance and hope, not hate and division.  If Jesus were alive today, we would torture him to death again, because we don't follow what he taught.  And some still hate Jews.

Well, that is the scribble today.  I know it is not what you wanted to read, but I felt the need to write it.

Kosovo UN pulls out

Since declaring independence, Kosovo has been under fire.  NATO Troops and UN police have been having trouble keeping the peace.  The Serbs have taken a court and the UN tried to take it back.

I have been following this since it began.  It is sad that the Serbian Government will not let the people of Kosovo go.  This trouble is not good for Europe.  Especially in this uncertain economic time.  The US can't help since the troops are spread out over two war fronts: Iraq and Afghanistan.  

Kosovo has wanted independence for a long time.  This started in the 1990's and has carried into today.  The policies of the Serbian Government have not been fair to its states.

That is my opinion.  Freedom is always a rough road to travel, but it must be protected.